2027 Intern – Test & Evaluation Engineer

Northrop Grumman • San Diego, CA

2d • $18 - $48 • Onsite

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman is seeking Test & Evaluation Engineers to join the Aeronautics Sector Intern Program. This position will be located in one of the following locations: Palmdale, CA / Edwards AFB, CA / Mojave, CA / Redondo Beach, CA / El Segundo, CA / San Diego, CA / Patuxent River, MD / Emerado, ND / Oklahoma City, OK The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Test & Evaluation organization. As an intern, you’ll participate in a summer internship program to develop competencies in a variety of test & evaluation engineering specializations that may include:

Requirements

• Be enrolled full-time and pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited college/university AND graduating after August 2027.
• Be majoring in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree.
• Be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) for at least 10 weeks during summer 2027
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).

Nice To Haves

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25 out of 4.0 or higher
• Previous internship/co-op experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular).
• Good presentation and writing/communication skills.
• Self-motivated, willing to learn, and interested in working in a team environment.
• Experience in developing and delivering presentations and leading small groups.
• Experience in working in an autonomous work environment on complex projects.
• Experience in working on business or engineering full life-cycle projects from project inception through launch.

Responsibilities

• Support Test & Evaluation Engineers in planning and executing lab and field tests on components, systems, and software.
• Set up instrumentation and data acquisition, ensuring test configurations meet engineering and safety requirements while testing designs against reality.
• Collect and analyze test data to spot anomalies, edge cases, and performance trends, turning results into clear, actionable insight.
• Prepare test procedures, logs, data summaries, and reports that communicate system performance to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to troubleshoot issues, support root cause and corrective action, and help turn ideas into proven, mission‑ready capability.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available
• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• overtime
• shift differential
• discretionary bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed